Sugar

One bite then the mad-
ness begins. Binge-stuffing my
face. Swallowing whole.

Past life public

Looking back I find
this old friend, written record
for the world to view

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Mortality

That first brush with death
shook loose her confident grasp
of all she held dear.

Two hours of sleep

Eyes red focus shot
totally worthless but I
still need that paycheck.

Loser

You still up? Dude, it’s
not like the internet won’t
be there tomorrow.

Last day of 16

Some days she doesn’t
fit into her skin, too young
to be old this soon.

Hoarders on A&E

What we hold onto
owns us drowns us sedates us
slow death by shopping.

Ocean waves

I type in a dim
dark room listening to surf.
There’s an app for that.

Driving to Chicago

90 knows me well,
her sinuous curves — through five
states — lead me onward.

Salon visit

She contemplates bangs,
a different color, hair
as reinvention.